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`03.Aug.1999` Foundation	Foundation News Two Foundation products have been announced for this year. First there'll be "Foundation: Directors Cut" which is a re-release of the original Foundation, containing version 1.25, supporting graphics cards, gouraud shading and more special effects. Regarding the very low price (£14.99) of the re-release this is the chance for everyone who "forgot" to buy this game 'til now. The second one will be "Foundation Edge", which is Foundation, completely rewritten in portable C++ (which could mean a PPC version of Foundation) and a totally different interface. The Foundation's Edge Homepage is already online. More information will be available there by the end of the week. Update News: In the next days a new update will be released. Paul Burkey is working on version 1.25, which will be included on the CD "Foundation: Directors Cut". The support for Foundation and FoundationDC will be continued. Paul Burkey answered to an eMail: >I read with much pleasure, that the development of > Foundation will go ahead :-). And I am just curios > for the new Foundation's Edge and I will certainly > buy it. Great! You will certainly not have to wait quite so long for this new game to arive! You'll be playing it for christmas! > One thing is not clear for me: Have I to buy the > promised updated or is it free for owners of the > Foundation-CD? Please answer asap, because I want > to explain it in the german Amiga News. The re-release CD, "Foundation: Directors Cut" will be released as soon as possible. I'm currently compiling the CD myself. It will contain the original game but with the next update (V1.25) already installed. If you already have the original Foundation CD then you can download the update from the Foundation Homepage or possibly find it on a PD disk or cover of a Magazine. However the price of "Foundation: Directors Cut" will be much cheaper than the original Foundation (Probably 50 DM) so for anyone who doesn`t yet have Foundation, this is an ideal chance to get it. Foundation's Edge will be a whole new game. More details of both products will be made available in the next week. Also, you might like to know that Foundation is now published by Epic Marketing (Islona). This will be announced in the next few days but you are free to publish that information if you wish. (ps) [News message: 03. Aug. 1999, 08:00] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`03.Aug.1999` Jan Andersen by eMail	Update Virus Executor Version 1.82a Name: Virus Executor v1.82a Archive: ve_182a.lha or VirusExecutor.lha Archive size: 45.255 bytes Date: August 3rd, 1999 Author: Jan Erik Olausen Download: ve_182a.lha (ps) [News message: 03. Aug. 1999, 08:00] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`03.Aug.1999` AmiDog	AmiDog arranged Emulation Corner AmiDog summed up all its emulation in "Amidogs Emulation Corner" with a news section on the main pages. New versions of DarcNES/Amiga und AmiGenerator can be downloaded. (ps) [News message: 03. Aug. 1999, 08:00] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`03.Aug.1999` RC5	Myzar 2.0 available Download: Myzar_v2.0.lha (ps) [News message: 03. Aug. 1999, 08:00] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`03.Aug.1999` Czech Amiga News	AmiWest '99 Report by Floyd Diebel AmiWest '99 Report by Floyd Diebel. (ps) [News message: 03. Aug. 1999, 08:00] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`03.Aug.1999` Marc Albrecht by eMail	Heise: Sun Plans Multimedia Processor Sun Microsystems announces a processor supporting JAVA directly. SUN is partner to AMIGA Inc. Some related links: The Register: Sun preps Net box-oriented CPU The Register: Sun MAGC CPU set for Java-style public licencing ZDNet: Sun brings Java-Multimedia-Chip (German) CMPnet: Sun conjures Java CPU for media apps FutureZone: Sun Develops Multimedia-Processor (German) (ps) [News message: 03. Aug. 1999, 08:00] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`03.Aug.1999` Robert Wahnsiedler by eMail	Flightsimulator "Flight Gear" Is Open Source Amiga game writers should have look at the titlelink, where source code of the flight sim "Flight Gear" can be found. A hardware accelerated MESA or Open GL is required, so this should be an ideal project for a Warp3D powered MESA PPC Amiga. (ps) [News message: 03. Aug. 1999, 08:00] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`03.Aug.1999` Robert Wahnsiedler by eMail	Amiga in K1 Reportage (German TV) Robert Wahnsiedler writes: Yesterday, about 1:00 AM, I stumbled across a repeat of "K1 - Die Reportage", and what did my tired eyes see in a report - an Amiga 4000. :) -. It was about payment on internet by credit card, and how easy it is being cheated. They showed an interview with Evrim Serim (sp?), a long-standing Amiga user and co-author of the book Hackerland. It was briefly shown how easy it is for a "pro" to hack into a simple site, and read out the credit card data. The interview was made in his room, where he sat in front of an Amiga 4000, which was easily recognized by keyboard and desktop. :) The screen was not that much visible, but the great Boing ball sticking to the monitor :). Great advertising for insiders... :). (ps) [News message: 03. Aug. 1999, 08:00] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`03.Aug.1999` Torsten Dudai	New Cartoon: Santa Amiga 1492 (td) (Translation: td) [News message: 03. Aug. 1999, 08:00] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`03.Aug.1999` Dirk Baeyens	amiga-news.de now in Vlaams, too :-) Starting August 3rd, Dirk Baeyens from Belgium started translating the Amiga News to Vlaams. With this, our news are already available in four languages. We are very happy about it, and warmly wellcome Dirk in our team :-). (ps) [News message: 03. Aug. 1999, 08:00] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`02.Aug.1999` Linux Ticker	Unreal engine ported to Linux According to Epic, the porting of the 3D game engine Unreal to Linux is almost completed. More information at the link above. (ps) [News message: 02. Aug. 1999, 08:00] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`02.Aug.1999` Titan Computer	Titan Computer: New Website Titan Computer has improved their website with a new layout. Highlight: A news page, where all news can be found at a glance from now on, without having to search all subpages :-). And here two news: Titan announces cooperation with Hyperion Software. BurnIT Version 2.50 available. (ps) [News message: 02. Aug. 1999, 08:00] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`02.Aug.1999` Uwe Prieth (User EMail)	Heise: New Amiga with Transmeta-CPU and Linux? Heise (producers of the reknown computer magazine c't) writes: Another veil of secrecy around the company Transmeta was lifted by the ClieNT Server NEWS in their issue 310, dated August 2nd, 1999. There, it sais that the Californian high-tech company has won its first OEM customer in Amiga. Officially, both companies remain quiet, Amiga just hints at the hardware used in a Product / Technology Brief. (ps) [News message: 02. Aug. 1999, 08:00] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`02.Aug.1999` Pagan Games	WoA 99: Report by Pagan Games WoA 99: Report by Pagan Games. (ps) [News message: 02. Aug. 1999, 08:00] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`02.Aug.1999` AmiSITE	WoA 99: Report with pictures by Rosande WoA 99: Report with pictures by Rosande. (ps) [News message: 02. Aug. 1999, 08:00] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`02.Aug.1999` Maxon Infoservice	Cinema4D: New tutorials on MAXON websites On the MAXON website, there is a collection of handy tips & hints for Cinema4D available. With many pics and exsample animations, the BASIC tutorials are equally interesting for beginners and pros. The tutorial area is continuously updated. (ps) [News message: 02. Aug. 1999, 08:00] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`02.Aug.1999` Martin Endres (User EMail)	Latest info about Camouflage project Martin Endres writes: Camouflage will appear in a substantially improved version for LINUX. A first concept study "Camouflage NG/CamX" will be available shortly at www.work.de/camouflage/. There will be a "normal" Linux- and a "special" AmigaNG-version. 68k-Camouflage users can upgrade to CamX upon availability. Suggestions, ideas stc. are always wellcome at endres@work.de. 68k-Camouflage AB development will continue - don't panic. Scheduled release date for the first CamX version: 1st quarter 2000. (ps) [News message: 02. Aug. 1999, 08:00] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`02.Aug.1999` c.s.a.m.	Jim Collas in c.s.a.m.: Re: Let's have a little more FAITH! In this posting, Jim Collas does speak earnestly about the reactions of the Amiga community to his way of managing Amiga. Required reading, IMHO. (ps) [News message: 02. Aug. 1999, 08:00] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`02.Aug.1999` Martin Sahlén (User EMail)	AAA Award International 1998: Marcel Beck among the winners :-) Among other things, Martin Sahlén writes in this press release: Marcel Beck, author of the reknown Amiga EMailer "YAM", has been decorated on July 24th, 1999, at the WoA in London with the AAA Award International 1998. (ps) [News message: 02. Aug. 1999, 08:00] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`01.Aug.1999` Visual Eng.	5 new tutorials 5 new tutorials. (ps) [News message: 01. Aug. 1999, 08:00] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`01.Aug.1999` Amiga Central	More delays for aMozillaX Ben Rothwell writes in this press release that several circumstances lead to the initial release of aMozillaX being delayed yet again. He stresses that the project is not being dropped, just that it could not be finished as fast as planned. Coders willing to participate are wellcome. Write to ian@freeamiga.org. (ps) [News message: 01. Aug. 1999, 08:00] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`01.Aug.1999` Amigart	LinuxPPC 5.0 Install-Guide When, with help of the installation guide mentioned above, you succeeded in installing LinuxPPC 5.0, you can go on trying the MythII: SoulBlighter Demo for LinuxPPC 5.0. (ps) [News message: 01. Aug. 1999, 08:00] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`01.Aug.1999` APC & TCP	Titan Computer recieves license for Phoenix on Mac. Titan Computer has been licensed by APC & TCP to port the Amiga game Phoenix, which is scheduled for release this year, to the Mac. The Amiga version is done by Future Tales. (ps) [News message: 01. Aug. 1999, 08:00] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`01.Aug.1999` Michael Pfeiffer (User EMail)	VWP: Virtual News Michael Pfeiffer writes: Temporary result: AmigaNG survey The survey on the subject AmigaNG has a temporary result. The new Amiga might - at least among the users already possessing an Amiga - become a full success. Over 64% of all users want to buy the new powerhorse directly when available or within 3 months. Those who have probably been set back by the Linux announcement and do no longer want to own an Amiga are a minority of under 5%. The survey, which gives important information to VWP for their future software development, is continuing (link above). New: Browser hit list The VWP homepage now collects statistical data on the browsers used. This statistic is different from others in that it recognizes browsers spoofing as Mozilla (like AWeb, Voyager and MSIE). So, there is a hitlist available offering a real insight in market shares and usage of browsers in the Amiga szene. This hitlist can be found at the link above, under "statistics". New: WaveTracer DS & AudioForum The VWP homepage now offers a special forum for the WaveTracer DS and related Audio questions. Here, you can state questions, post hints, give tips and state your POV. This forum should prove being a quick help with problems related to WaveTracer. (ps) [News message: 01. Aug. 1999, 08:00] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`01.Aug.1999` Andreas R. Kleinert (User EMail)	New akDatatype: akNAIL Andreas R. Kleinert writes: I have uploaded a new datatype to Aminet, called akNAIL. Since it is a "special manufactured" datatype for IFX thumbnail files with .info extension, it was released as Shareware. Registering by RegNet is only possible bundled with the other three datatypes - other than this, there are the usual bundle offers. (ps) [News message: 01. Aug. 1999, 08:00] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]
`01.Aug.1999` Czech Amiga News	The World Foundry: News E2260: Sadly not making progress as planned, but programming should continue at the end of the month. Maim & Mangle: This is looking much better. Development is making good progress. Details about the work already done can be found at M&M, beside this there are four new Screenshots to marvel at. (ps) [News message: 01. Aug. 1999, 08:00] [Comments: 0] [Send via e-mail] [Print version] [ASCII version]

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